Oil-dispensing can



SePt- 3, 1929- F. E. GEBHART 1,727,056

OIL DISPENSING CAN Filed Sept. 5, 1928 Gabba/fi".

i Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

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OIL-DISPEN SIN G GAN.

Application led September 5, 1.928. Serial No. 304,028.

The present invention is directed to improvements in'oil dispensing cans.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a device of this character so constructed that the oil which adheres to the side and bottom of the can will be wiped therefrom and the can maintained in a thoroughly clean state.

Another object of the invention is to provide a can so constructed that the contents thereof may be conveniently poured therefrom into the crank case of an internal combustion engine, or into any other reservoir.

Another objectof the invention is to provide a can having a cleaning and wiping device associated therewith which is simple in construction and operation, durable, and one which can be manufactured at a very small cost.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the can.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on 'the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a can of any standard capacity which has formed in its bottom 2 a centrally located opening constituting a valve seat 3, which opens into an outlet neck 4 suitably secured to said bottom. Secured to this neck is a iexible spout 5 which is passed through the opening 6 formed in the rim 7 of the can, said spout being normally held in its inoperative position by a hook 8 fixed to the can near the upper end thereof.

To the handle 9 of the can is fixed by rivets 10 a metallic strip 11, the upper end of which terminates in a horizontal plate 12 overhanging the open end of the can and in which is formed a bearing 13, a bracket 14 being mounted upon the plate 12, the purpose of which will appear later.

Slidably mounted in the bearing 13 is a valve rod 15, the lower end of which is fixed to the valve 16 normally closing the seat 3, said rod having a pin 17 depending therefrom and Slidably engaged in the bearing 18 of the uide arm 19 located in the neck 4. The bearings 13 and 18 will obviously prevent wcbbling of the rod 15 during operation thereof.

A head 20 is provided and has formed therein abearing 21 receiving the rod 15, said head having a pin 22 carried thereb which engages the spiral groove 23 forme in said rod. The head h as a horizontal arm 24 carried thereby which supports the frame 25, said frame including a vertical bar 26 and a terminal horizontal bar 27, said bars having secured thereto leather strips 28 and 29, respectively, the former serving to wipe and clean the inner side wall of the can while the latter has wiping and cleaning contact with the bottom 2 of the can.

The bars 2'6 and 27 are of channel formation to enable the leather strips to be secured thereto in an economical manner but it will be of course understood that these strips may be secured to the respective bars by other means deemed desirable.

The upper end of the rod 15 has carried thereby an ear 30 to which is pivotally and slidably connected, as at 31, the inner end of the lever 32, said lever being pivotall supported intermediate its ends by the brac et 14.

Encircling the rod 15 is a coil spring 33, the lower end of which rests upon the valve 16, while the upper end thereof engages the washers 34 arranged beneath the head 20. i It will be apparent that when the lever 32 1s actuated, vertical movement will be imparted to the rod 15, and as the rod moves upwardly the head 20 will be compelled to rotate, due to the fact that the pin 22 thereof engages the groove 23. As the head rotates the frame 25 will be rotated in order that the strips 28 and 29 will wipe oil from the side and bottom of the can. The groove 23 is of such length that each time the lever 32 is fully depressed the frame 25 will make slightly more than a complete revolution in order that all parts of the side and bottom of the can will be wiped and cleaned. Upon release of the lever 32 the spring l33 will return the valve 16 to its seat and the frame 25 to it normal osition.

The rame 25 will obviously make a partial revolution when the lever 32-is partly v depressed to unseat the valve 15 to permit oil from the can to flow into the spout 5. After the can has been emptied with the exceptiob of the oil adhering to the side and bottom thereof, the lever 32 is released to permit the frame to return toy its normal position, aft?? which the lever is again actuated to cause the frame to make one or two complete revo4 lutions to thoroughly wipe and clean the side and bottom of the can, whereupon the re.`

maining oil will be forced through the seat 3 into the outlet neck 4, and from thence into the spout 5.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the hereindescribed invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, Without further description and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, and proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of thel invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A can of the class described, a valve seat formed in the bottom thereof, a rod having a valve fixed to its lower end for normally closing the seat, a lever pivotally supported by the can, a head engaged on the rod, a frame carried by the head, and means carried by the head engageable with the rod for rotating the head, and thus the frame, when vertical movement is imparted to the rod upon actuation of the lever.

2. A can of the class described having a valve seat in its bottom, a valve normally closing the seat, a bearing disposed below the seat, a plate carried by the can and having a bearing therein, a rod fixed to the valve, said `nod having its upper end engaged in the bearing of the plate, a pin carried by the lower end of the rod and engaged in the first-named bearing, ahead engageable upon the rod, a

frame carried by the rod, cooperative means between the head and rod for rotating the head and thus the frame upon actuation of the lever., and means for rotating the rod.

3. A can of the class described having a valve seat in its bottom, a rod, a valve 'fixed to the lower end of the rod normally closing the seat, said rod having a spiral groove therein, a head engaged upon the rod, a pin carried by the head for engagement with the groove, a frame supported by the head and including bars having elastic strips carried thereby for engagement with the side and bottom of the can, a lever pivotally supported upon the can and ivotally connected with the rod, said lever eing operable to impart vertical movement to the rod for rotating the head and frame, and yieldable means between the head and valve for positively seating the valve upon release of the lever.

4. A can of the class described having a valve seat in its bottom, a rod having a valve carried by its lower end normally engaging the seat, a head rotatably mounted on the rod, a frame supported by the head, strips carried by the frame for wiping contact with the side and bottom of the can upon rotation of the rod, cooperating means between the head and rod for rotating the head and frame when the rod is reciprocated, and means for reciprocating the rod.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

FRED E. GEBHART. [1.. 8.] 

